Comments on: The Oakland A’s in 2014http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/the-oakland-as-in-2014/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:15:13 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: simon94022http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/the-oakland-as-in-2014/#comment-259622
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:45:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259622San Jose is the same media market, so there won’t be a new TV deal.

Unless Selig brokers something to compensate the Giants. But while that scenario could be a win-win for both clubs, it will be a much, much bigger win for the Giants. That’s the team with all the market power in the Bay Area anyway.

]]>By: bluesoxbaseballhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/the-oakland-as-in-2014/#comment-259490
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:27:14 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259490Whatever happened to Michael Ynoa?
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:16:06 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259276Second sentence of the second paragraph is missing a direct object. I assume you’re talking about Cespedes, but for a second there I thought you were saying that the Oakland A’s might become a Triple A team.
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:22:09 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259252The move to San Jose could come with a new TV deal, one that could greatly increase revenue and payroll. Nobody is the Yankees in payroll, there in a class by themselves. So comparing the A’s to them makes no sense. Compare them to Minnesota, Milwaukee, Arizona, San Diego, Colorado, Atlanta, or Tampa Bay, you know, teams who dont spend much and compete on a consistant basis.
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:12:39 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259215If Beane’s still the GM by then, forget it. He’ll trade everyone away before 2014. I will continue saying this until it happens: Beane needs to be fired for his failure to build a winner with limited funds (if Tampa can do thus, then Oakland should do it as well).
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:20:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259147Barton-Cespedes-Smith has the makings of the worst middle of the order in the history of the game. Any one of them (well, not Barton) could develop into an impact bat. But the probability is that none of them will.

It is possible that none of them will even be on a major league roster come 2016.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:17:02 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259144The reality is the Angels and to some extent the Rangers have the resources to eat their mistakes. Pujols may be past his prime in 4 years, but the Halos will be in the market for whoever the best FA bats are at that time.

That won’t be true of the A’s, even if they get a new ballpark. They’ll be more like the Mariners–capable of putting together playoff teams with smart decisions. Not like the Angels, Red Sox and Yankees, who can do the same thing but are also able to overcome poor decisions.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:45:21 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259125Pujols and the Angels won’t be anything special in 5 years, they’re in “win now” mode. Who knows what the Rangers will look like in 5 years? We don’t know what’s going to happen with Hamilton, not to mention Beltre will be 37 and Cruz will be 36.
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:02:55 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259113The rangers and angels will still dominate the AL West in 2014 and for five years beyond. The A’s are a third place team for at least the next half decade.
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:58:48 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259111That sucks.
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:34:07 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259103Lew Wolff said last week that 2016 is the realistic target date for a new ballpark IF a move to SJ is approved. If it’s not approved, the A’s face at least another decade of stagnation.

Either way, they won’t have the financial resources to compete in 2014-2015.

]]>By: clarenceoveurhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/the-oakland-as-in-2014/#comment-259097
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:18:53 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259097yeah, ok, no way they give it half a season and in 2014 and have it not work and then start selling again for some great looking theoretical 2018 roster.
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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:59:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259088The rotation seems to be missing Bartolo Colon. He’s a beast!
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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:50:15 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259084Wow, I hope this is true. Initially I was frustrated to see all our pitchers traded away. But with San Jose on the horizon, assuming the crying Giants aren’t scared of losing fans to the A’s and don’t prevent us from San Jose, this is getting exciting again!
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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:40:43 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=111488#comment-259075From what I’ve heard, Norris is a pretty sure bet to stay at catcher. That’s just what I’ve read from some prospect guys, though.
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